Enterovirus throws wrench in flu season

October 12, 2014 3:00 AM

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Delaware health officials are urging everyone to get their flu shot this fall, following an outbreak of human enterovirus 68 that has sickened hundreds nationwide.

The enterovirus, known as EV-D68, threw a wrench into the typical flu season, and has made the coming months unpredictable. That has health officials on guard, since it is unknown how the virus will affect a child's immunity against the flu.